Toy gun



Dec. 5, 1939. H. SCHMARION TOY GUN Filed Aug. 7, 1937 Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY GUN Herman Schmarion, New York, N. Y.

Application August 7,1937, Serial No. 157,816

' 6 Claims. (01. 4.6-1

The invention relates to improvements in toy bridges the gap between these two L-shaped conv guns in which new forms of firing and shooting tacts or terminals. The wires from the battery simulations are used. B are connected as follows: One wire passes The objects of the invention are to provide through a hollow section 53 to one terminal of the 5 firing and shooting effects exciting to the juvenile trigger-button 54, thence from the other side of 5 mind, yet harmless to the juvenile; also toprothe trigger button to one of the L-shaped tervide such a toy which is inexpensive in relation minals or contacts 52. Thence from the other to cost of manufacture and operation. It is L-shaped contact or terminal a wire continues seen that effects are produced by electrical and to one lead of the winding Mi. From the other mechanical phenomena only, which produce the lead of the winding a wire passes through the hol- 10 most satisfactory effects at the lowest cost, since low section 53 to the second terminal of the batall parts are repeatedly usable for long periods tery. These connection Wires are preferably rubof time before it is necessary to discard. The ber covered and are glued or cemented to the battery in the direct current embodiment, and the walls of the gun-form through which they pass,

bulb in the alternating current embodiment, while so as not to interfere with the movement, espe- 15 it is possible to use them out, will generally last cially of the plunger and the T-bar. After conas long as the toy itself. nection, all terminals are covered with suitable Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of the direct insulation, at the points where the wires are current embodiment; Figure 2 is a sectional crossconnected to the terminals. section of the double contacts in the direct cur- The action of the gun is as follows: When the 20 rent embodiment. trigger button is pressed the circuit is closed, the The direct current embodiment shown in Figure cross-bar 45' of the T-bar being normally held 1 comprises a gun form having a stock I, a sim in position bridging the gap of the L-shaped terulated bullet-drum 2', in which'is placed the batminals. The circuit being closed, the plunger, tery B, which may, for example, comprise two which is in the open air-gap position is attracted 5 A cells in series, or one 4 volt dry battery. to the closed or lesser air-gap position. The The gun form also comprises the hand and trigger T-bar, being connected to the plunger, moves with support 35, the barrel 36, the magnet core 3'1, it. Thus the cross-bar 45 breaks the circuit, .the spring support 38 and the rings 39, through producing a spark, due to self-inductance. This which both halves of the gun form are joined by spark serves as a simulation of the firing of the 30 means of rivets or screws and nuts. The winding gun. At the same time the flexible member 48 40, wound on a spool M, is placed snugly into the is flexed. The said flexible member is attached in core hollow, the other half of the gun form fitting position to form a slight curve so that when flexed snugly over it. The plunger G2 has attached to it at this point it emits a crackling sound, adding to a non-magnetic ring or tube 63; within this nonthe firing efiect, the explosion of the bullet in 35 magnetic ring and extending intoahollow portion sound. At this point, the circuit having been of the plunger is an insulator cup M, into which broken, there is no attraction on the plunger, is glued a T-bar 55. To the other end of the but force has been stored in the spring, which plunger is attached a non-magnetic element Mi. pulls the plunger back to its original position,

40 Between two supports M, which are part of the ausing t e -b o e With the p g and 40 iron gun form, is suitably attach-ed a flexible elethe cross-bar again closes the circuit. This action ment 48 the lower portion of which is perforated continues While the trigger-button is pressed. and slipped movably over the narrow end of the Thus a machine-gun effect is produced. non-magnetic element lt, as shown. Attached to The interior surface of the glass tube may be the narrow end of the non-magnetic element 46 is covered with a thin coating of reflecting substance, 45 a guard 46 to keep the flexible element 48 in as silvering, and it may be formed into, for explace. Suitably attached to the narrow end of the ample, an octagon shape. Thus when the sparknon-magnetic element $6 is one end of the spring ing takes place part of the light passes through 5!! the other end of which spring is attached to the silver and part is reflected from'one surface 50 the spring support 38. A glass tube M is secured, to the other, increasing the sparking effect. In- 50 as by cement, into the end of the barrel This stead of single contacts or terminals 52 a double glass tube should be thick enough to withstand set of contacts or terminals 52 may be used. In some jarring. Attached within the glass tube by this way the plunger is attracted from one open glue or cement are two L-shaped contacts or air-gap position, due to momentum, to the next 55' terminals 52. The cross-bar 45' of the T-bar 45 and being re-attracted each time its T-bar at- 55 tachment closes the circuit, the spring being milder and being used only to keep the plunger in one starting open air-gap position, the lengths of the non-magnetic ring .43 and the nonmagnetic element d9 being changed if necessary. The direct current type may also be used without the sparking, simply producing a crackling intermittent sound when the plunger moves to flex the flexible element 48. Also, the direct current type may operate only with the sparking effects and without the flexible element it.

It is to be understood that the embodiments shown and disclosed herein are illustrative only,

- is attracted to the lesser air-gap position, causvariations of the same may be made within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed herein. The combinations disclosed herein may conceivably be used in devices other than that of a toy gun.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a hollow form including a barrel, a flexible sounding member suitably attached in and to said form, and reciprocating electro-magnet means suitably placed within said form for flexing said sounding member to produce sound and for producing light flashing, thus simulating the firing of a gun, said electro-magnet means comprising a coil of insulated wire on a suitable support, a plunger of high magnetic permeability movable within thehollow of said coil, a T-form attached to one end of and being electrically insulated from said movable member, aforesaid flexible member suitably engaging the opposite end of said plunger, a hollow non-conducting element penetrable by light attached to the endof said barrel, a pair of separated contacts attached within said element, aforesaid T-form extending out from said movable member, the cross-bar of said T-form providing a path for electric current across the air-gap between said contactswhen said plunger is in its open air-gap position, a spring suitably attached to said hollow form and to said plunger to hold said plunger in its proper open air-gap position when said plunger is not attracted, said contacts and said coil being connected in series in the circuit, excitation means for said circuit and means for opening and closing said circuit at will, the operation being that when said circuit is closed the plunger is attracted to its lesser airgap position, storing force in said spring, causing said cross-bar to break the circuit at said contacts, thus causing a spark, at the same time flexing the flexible sounding member causing it to make a sound at which time the force stored in said spring causes the plunger to return to its 'open air-gap position, completing a cycle of operation.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a hollow form including a barrel, a flexible sounding member suitably attached in and to said form and reciprocating electro-magnet means suitably placed within said form for flexing said a coil of insulated wire on a suitable support, a

. element, aforesaid T-form extend ng u f m said movable member, the cross-bar of said T- form providing a path for electric current across each of the air-gaps between said double contacts when said plunger is in one 'of its corresponding open air-gap positions, a spring suitably attached to said hollow form and to said plunger to hold said plunger in its proper open air-gap position when said plunger is not attracted at start, said contacts and said coil being connected in series in the circuit, excitation means for said circuit and means for opening and closing said circuit at will, the operation being that when said circuit is closed the plunger ing said cross-bar to break the circuit at the corresponding portion of said double contacts, thus causing a spark, at the same time the flexible sounding member is flexed causing it to make a sound and due to the fact that the circuit is broken and to momentum said plunger continues to the opposite open air-gap position said crossbar again closing the circuit at the corresponding portion of said double contacts, causing the plunger to be reattracted to its starting open air-gap position, producing the same effects as the first attraction of the plunger, which thus completes a cycle of operation.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a hollow form including a barrel, and electromagnet means for creating light-flashing, thus simulating the firing of a gun, said electro-magnet means comprising .a coil of insulated wire on a suitable support, a plunger of high magnetic permeability movable Within the hollow of said coil, a pair of separated contactselectrically insulated from said form and placed in position in said barrel so that the sparking hereinafter described may be visible from outside said form, an element attached on one end of and being electrically insulated from said plunger extending out from said plunger, one portion of said element forming a conductive bridge for-electric current across the air-gap between said contacts when said plunger is in its open air-gap position, a spring attached to said form and to the other end of said plunger to bring said plunger to its open air-gap position when it is no longer attracted, said coil and said contacts being con nected in series in the circuit, means for exciting said circuit and means for opening and closing said circuit at will, the operation being that to move away from said contacts, breaking the circuit, thus causing sparking, and due to the fact that the circuit is broken and the plunger no longer attracted, the force stored in said spring causes said plunger to return to its open air-gapposition, completing a cycle of operation.

4. A device of the class described comprising a hollow form including a barrel, and electromagnet means for creating light flashing, thus simulating the firing of a gun, said electro-magnet means comprising a coil of insulated wire on a suitable support, a plunger of high magnetic permeability movable within the hollow of said coil, separated contacts electrically insulated from said form and placed in position in said barrel so that the sparking hereinafter described may be visible from outside said form, means attached to and being electrically insulated from said plunger, extending out from said'plunger to form a conductive bridge for electric currentfrom one of said contacts to the other when said plunger is in an open air-gap position, means for causing said plunger to move to an open airgap position when it is no longer attracted, said coil and said contacts being connected in series in the circuit, means for exciting said circuit and means for opening and closing said circuit at will, the operation being that when said circuit is closed said plunger is attracted to a lesser air-gap position, said means attached to said plunger being moved away from said contacts causing the circuit to be broken at said contacts and producing sparking, at which time said plunger is no longer attracted, thus being moved to an open air-gap position, saidplunger being reciprocated until the circuit is permanently opened by the means for opening and closing said circuit at will.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a hollow form including a barrel and means for creating light-flashing, thus simulating the firing of a gun, said means comprising make and break contact means placed in position in said barrel so that the sparking hereinafter described may be I visible from outside said form and electro-magnetic means suitably connected mechanically and in series circuit relation with said make and break contact means, the operation being that the action of said electro-magnetic means, due to its mechanical connection with said contact means, causes making and breaking of the circuit at said contact means, the action of said electro-magnetic means, due to its electrical series circuit connection with said contact means, causing sparking at the time of breaking of the circuit.

6. A device of the class described according to claim 5, and sound-creating means comprising at least one sounding member, said soundcreating means being situated in said hollow form ill) 

